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Question by  Kumar47 (19)

What are some acronyms?

 
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Answer by  patti (29325)

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organizatio; SCUBA: Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus; ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; SNAFU: Situation Normal All F'd Up; KIEA: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd; GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test; MCAT: Medical College Admission Test; DOD: Department of Defense; POTUS: President of the United States; DOS: Disk Operating System

 
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Answer by  Mable (3008)

SCUBA = Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus; TIP = To Insure Promptness; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation; CIA = Central Intelligence Agency; PREA = Prison Rape Elimination Act; SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; NICU = Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit; CICU = Cardia Intensive Care Unit

 
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Answer by  jhart (64)

Everyday acronyms include computer shorthand (LOL, IMHO, WTF), government or military terms (NASA, NATO, CIA, AWOL, SNAFU), sports groups (NFL, NBA), and others (UFO, ESPN, BFF).

 
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Answer by  ninjakitty (55)

Acronyms are formed using initials from the name or phrase they represent. Some well-known acronyms include NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Radar (radio detection and ranging), CD (Compact Disc), and USA (United States of America).

 
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Answer by  zestee911 (5)

Acronyms are words thats are made of part of a word or words, usually as an abbreviation or to shorten spelling. Here are a few examples S.C.U.B.A lol lmao imo imho B.A.S.E wud g2g brb l8r

 
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Answer by  MathWiz (1408)

Acroynyms are simply using a few letters instead of the longer version. It can be anything from IBM (International Business Machines), ATM (automated teller machine), to LOL (laughing out loud).

 
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Answer by  gmun (603)

www - world wide web; USA - United States of America; UK - United Kingdom; IM - instant messaging; LOL - laugh out loud; TTYL - talk to you later

 
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Answer by  Anonymous

FIFA -Federatio Internationale de Football Association

 
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Answer by  Anonymous

BOW-Battle Of Wits, MADD-Moms Against Drunk Driving

 
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Answer by  Anonymous

MEAL-Meet Eat And Listen

 
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Answer by  Anonymous

Brb: Be right back Smh: Shaking my head LMS: Like my status.

 
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